How many Volvo C70s are left in New Zealand?
Scarce 1 in 22,804 on the road Built 1997-2013 European
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
Volvo's return to stylish two-doors. The first C70, launched in 1996 as a coupe and then a convertible, was based on the 850 and developed with the British firm TWR. The second, from 2006, had a three-piece folding steel roof that turned it from coupe to convertible, and ran until 2013.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2007: 60 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 60 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
By badge
The versions the register records, most numerous first.
| Which one | Built | Left | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | 31 | Rare | |
| 2.4T | 7 | Rare |
What Scarce means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 205 still registered, the Volvo C70 is Scarce: the grade for cars with 175 to 1,199 left.
By how many are left it ranks 14th of the 41 Volvo models and equal 829th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
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